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The Welcome Table: African-American Heritage Cooking

The African-American way with food combines the improvisational techniques that gave the world jazz with the culinary techniques and piquant tastes of the African continent. From Hoppin' John to creamy Sweet Potato Pie, from Benne Seed Wafers to the Gospel Bird, African-American cooking recalls its history and speaks eloquently to the richness and diversity of black culture. In The Welcome Table, Jessica Harris presents African-American food at its finest: over 200 recipes, both traditional and contemporary, combined with historical detail and personal interviews and illustrated with beautiful photographs.

THE WELCOME TABLE: African-American Heritage Cooking

User Review - Jane Doe - Kirkus

In this terrific book Harris (Tasting Brazil, 1992) continues to examine the effect of the African diaspora on our plates and palates. Harris is no dabbler. When she tackles a subject she does so ...Read full review

The welcome table: African-American heritage cooking

User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict

Harris is the author of a number of good cookbooks, including Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons: Africa's Gifts to New World Cooking (LJ 5/15/89), in some ways the forerunner of this one. Here she presents ...Read full review

Contents

Appetizers

37

Soups and Salads

57

Condiments

81

Vegetables and Other Side Dishes

101

Main Dishes

143

Breads and Baking

181

Desserts and Candies

199

Beverages

225

Lagniappe

235

Appendices

243

Favorite AfricanAmerican Cookbooks

262

Inde?

275

Copyright

About the author (1996)

Jessica B. Harris is the author of A Kwanzaa Keepsake,Tasting Brazil, Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons, and Sky Juice and Flying Fish. Her articles have appeared in Eating Well, Food & Wine, Essence, and The New Yorker. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.